Charles Houston Remembered

In the field of wilderness medicine, I have had many mentors. One of the first, and in many ways the most important to me, was Dr. Charles Houston, who died on Sunday, September 27, 2009 in Burlington, Vermont at the age of 96. Many of us are inde...

Thank You to Laika's MedLibLog for Grand Rounds

Thank you to Laika's MedLibLog for mentioning my post about nutrition needs for rescuers and the rescued in this week's Grand Rounds. Grand Rounds is a weekly compilation of health care posts from around the web compiled by a host, who goes to gre...

Wilderness Medicine Tattoo

Many years back, Dr. Kenneth Kizer and I performed original research and published on the bacteriology of the aquatic environment, both marine and freshwater, to help guide antibiotic selection for persons who developed infections related to seawa...

Medical Technology in the Wilderness

This is the next post based upon a presentation given at the Wilderness Medical Society Annual Meeting held in Snowmass, Colorado from July 24-29, 2009. The presentation was entitled “Medical Technology in the Wilderness.” It was delivered by Majo...

ClearEars

Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa) is an affliction that affects scuba divers, swimmers, windsurfers, surfers, kayakers and many others who spend considerable time in the water. The prevailing opinion is that the most effective measure to prevent swim...

Thank You to RESIDENCY NOTES for Grand Rounds

Thank you to RESIDENCY NOTES for mentioning my post about vitamin C and gout in this week's Grand Rounds. Grand Rounds is a weekly compilation of health care posts from around the web compiled by a host, who goes to great lengths to make the colle...

Nutrition Needs for Rescuers and the Rescued

This is the next post based upon a presentation given at the Wilderness Medical Society Annual Meeting held in Snowmass, Colorado from July 24-29, 2009. The presentation was entitled “Special Nutrition Needs for the Rescued (and the Rescuer!).” It...

Head Injury and CT Scans for Children

Special Announcement: PECARN Study Published in the Lancet The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has recently had their findings published in the Lancet. Please see the press release below highlighting PECARN's accomplis...

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